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Published 17:58 26 Jun 2021 BST
Updated 21:07 26 Jun 2021 BST
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Alun Wyn-Jones treated by medics at Murrayfield after his shoulder injury. (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images)[/caption]
On the injury, Gatland confirmed his captain had dislocated his shoulder. While the remainder of the squad will travel to South Africa tomorrow, the 35-year-old will head back to Wales for treatment. Gatland commented:
"I’ve spoken to the physios and they’ve spoken to Alun Wyn. At best, he may be available for the Tests but we need someone to come in.The two leading candidates to replace Jones at lock are Jonny Gray (Exeter & Scotland) and James Ryan (Leinster & Ireland). Wales' Adam Beard is an outside shout. Gatland will also need a new Lions captain. Asked who would take up most of the duties Jones would have dealt with, the Kiwi said:"I'll finalise a name after this press conference and make a call on who will come in and who will take over as tour captain."
"I don’t know yet. We haven’t discussed that. I’m getting over the disappointment of Alun Wyn. It’s not something that urgently needs to be done."The leading candidates there would be Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Stuart Hogg and Iain Henderson, all of whom have strong chances of featuring in the Test XV. Gat;and said Jack Conan (hamstring) was brought off as a precaution, with 10 minutes to go, while Justin Tipuric had a shoulder stinger. Both men should still travel to South Africa on Sunday.
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